Shillong, Dec 2 (PTI) BSF troops have thwarted an attempt to smuggle sugar worth Rs 30 lakh to Bangladesh as they seized a sand-laden truck carrying the consignment in Meghalaya, an official of the border guard force said on Saturday.

Acting on a tip-off, a team of Border Security Force personnel intercepted the truck carrying sacks of sugar, hidden in a layer of sand, in Sonapur area of East Jaintia Hills district on Friday, and the driver failed to produce valid documents supporting the export of the commodity, he said.

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Preliminary investigation revealed that the consignment was to be smuggled to Bangladesh, the BSF official said.

The vehicle was confiscated, he said, adding that a case was registered at Umkiang Police Station and the driver was arrested.

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The BSF is guarding the 443 km-long India-Bangladesh border in Meghalaya.

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